~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This is a poem that I stumbled upon (author unknown):

Always a silent hurt, many a silent tear, but always a beautiful memory of one we loved so dear.

God gave us strength to bear it, and courage to take the blow, but what it meant to lose you

...no one will ever know.

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I was born and raised in Norfolk, VA. I've lived in FL, NY, CA, WA, and OR.

I found Find A Grave by accident. It has become one of my favorite sites to visit. It has given me a place that I can remember my mother and my sister Sandy and honor their memory right from my desk. Thank you Find A Grave.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

Please DON'T use the Virtual Flowers feature to post corrections. Use the VFs only for tributes and condolences as per F.A.G. guidelines.

Please use the Suggest a Correction feature to make requests for modifications or transfers.(Transfer requests should typically meet the Find A Grave guidelines).

Strangers in the BoxBy Pamela A. Harazim

Come, look with me inside this drawer, In this box I've often seen, At the pictures, black and white, Faces proud, still, serene. I wish I knew the people, These strangers in the box, Their names and all their memories Are lost among my socks. I wonder what their lives were like.How did they spend their days? What about their special times? I'll never know their ways. If only someone had taken time To tell who, what, where, when, These faces of my heritage Would come to life again. Could this become the fateOf the pictures we take today? The faces and the memories Someday to be tossed away? Make time to save your pictures, Seize the opportunity when it knocks, Or someday you and yours could beThe strangers in the box.

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"If you could see your ancestorsAll standing in a row,There might be some of them, perhaps,You wouldn't want to know.

But, here's another question, whichRequires another view,If you could meet your ancestors,Would they be proud of you?"

I have noticed that you usually add the military rank as a prefix on your memorials when there is a govt. marker with the rank give.

However, normally the rank should not be included on the Findagrave memorial. Here are the guidelines:

It is military protocol to only use the rank as a prefix when the service member has retired (not resigned or ended their enlistment) or died on active duty.

You can add the rank and service info to the Inscription field on the memorial. FWIW - I add to this field anything that's not already entered in the memorials fields - i.e., I don't re-add the name & dates to this field but will add Rank, service/war info and any personal inscription or sentiment.

As the mother of an active duty career Army soldier (veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan) I have nothing but the highest respect for all veterans. And I believe that following these guidelines helps to honor all veterans appropriately.

I will be sending some corrections to rank, I hope that you will make the changes.

RE: Marion Kimble's online memorialYou're very welcome. I have been photo-documenting BG Doyle Cemetery for over two years now and it makes it so worthwhile when I can assist folks looking for relatives and friends. Warm regards.

Anson FieldUnfortunately, the inscription on the stone is unreadable. I had to go 'by the book' and locate the stone directly to the north of his. It is in the shape of a common military stone of the period and I am 100% certain that it is his.

Ila Mae Stanfield 137668079Thank you, Neil for your loving token on my great grandmothers' memorial back on June 12, 2016. She would have loved that cup...Thanksgiving blessings to you and your family...

Traci Fields Birthday GreetingThank you so very much for leaving a birthday greeting for my precious daughter Traci. It really means a lot to me and I know it makes Traci smile. So many people who didn't know Traci and don't even know the rest of her family have left beautiful and thoughtful birthday greetings for her and I'm just amazed and heartened.

O'Connor at Bay View in BellinghamNeil - Thomas is there, but in the burial records they spelled his name O'Conner. There is no marker. I do have a photo to be uploaded later. Regarding Frank O'Connor died Oct 1974. There are no Frank O'Connors in the records. There is however a Frank P. O'Donnell (buried 10/31/1974) and his wife Beatrice V (buried 2/23/1960) There is a marker. I do have a photo for this marker.

Dorothy Murdock and her sonsHi Neil, I noticed that you left flowers from my mother-in-law, husband and brother-in-laws and I was wondering if you are related. I am always on the lookout for my husband's extended family.

Guy Fenicle graveNeil, Guy has no stone but according to the Madison Twp. Williams County OH Cemetery Records book for Floral Grove he is buried in the space to the right of William & Nancy Fenicle. I have a photo of this area, if you would like it please let me know your email and I will send it to you for you to enter it. Let me know. Holly Hanna